Fortune September 20, 2026 • 18:04

U.S. economy hits pivotal milestone: Spending on data centers and other hardware tops housing - Fortune

By Jason Ma

U.S. economy hits pivotal milestone: Spending on data centers and other hardware tops housing - Fortune

"We’re seeing a pivotal shift in the US economy: investment is shifting away from residential investment and towards computers."

Two decades after the housing boom reshaped, then tanked, the U.S. economy, the AI boom is similarly transforming the drivers of growth.Hyperscalers have poured so much money into building as much AI… [+4063 chars]

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